Francois Le Berre was waiting for a bus in Paris and when the bus came he tried to get on. Francois has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair. There is a place on each bus where wheelchairs can sit, but there were people standing in the space and no-one offered to move.
The bus driver noticed Francois struggling to find a space and he stopped the bus. He stood up and shouted, "Terminating! Everybody off!" asking everyone to leave the bus. The driver then allowed Francois back on the bus, telling the other passengers, "You wait for the next one," and drove off with Francois as the only passenger.
A twitter page called "Accessible pour TOUS" tweeted the story which has gone viral. One person wrote, "Bravo to the bus driver, shame on the passengers."
What do you see in the picture?
Where do you think the person is?
What do you think the story might be?
explain the story
- Why do buses have spaces for disabled passengers?
- Why were people standing in the space for disabled passengers?
- When Francois tried to get on the bus, what could the other passengers have done?
- Why did the bus driver shout "Terminating!"
- Why did the driver then allow Francois back on the bus?
- What was the driver trying to show the other passengers?
- Francois could have waited for the next bus, why didn't the driver ask him to wait?
- What does this show us about the driver and his attitude towards difference and diversity?
- Why has this story gone viral? What does this show us about people around the world and their attitudes towards disability?
- Why has someone tweeted, "Shame on the passengers!"
- What else could the passengers have done?
- The twitter feed translates as "accessible for all" what does this mean?
- What can we learn from the driver?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
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